xtra browser

hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner on my
internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet explorer from
XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re installed a newer
version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is still there instead of
the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages.. thanks
very much.....

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"pwb" wrote
> hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner on
my
> internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet explorer from
> XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re installed a newer
> version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is still there instead
of
> the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages.. thanks
> very much.....

If you still have the CD, chuck it in, browse to the "support" folder, and
see if they still include "remove.exe".

When you run it, I think from memory it says that it is removing the
browser, but all it does is remove the branding..

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"T.N.O." <> wrote in message
news:3f7b4769$...
> "pwb" wrote
> > hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner on
> my
> > internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet explorer
from
> > XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re installed a newer
> > version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is still there
instead
> of
> > the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages..
thanks
> > very much.....
>
> If you still have the CD, chuck it in, browse to the "support" folder, and
> see if they still include "remove.exe".
>
> When you run it, I think from memory it says that it is removing the
> browser, but all it does is remove the branding..
>
> If it isn't there, I can email it to you.
> THANKS so much T.N.O. it worked and it has removed the pesky X, thanks
again,,,,
best regards, P.
>

pwb wrote:
> hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner on
> my internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet explorer
> from XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re installed a
> newer version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is still there
> instead of
> the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages.. thanks
> very much.....

"Jay" <> wrote in message
news:blfpgj$butil$-berlin.de...
> pwb wrote:
>
> > hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner on
> > my internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet explorer
> > from XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re installed a
> > newer version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is still there
> > instead of
> > the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages..
thanks
> > very much.....
>
> Yes, use Mozilla.

<sarcasm>

Great answer. You answered just exactly the question the OP asked. Very
constructive, you are a valuable assett to this newsgroup.

"pwb" <> wrote in message news%Feb.164940$...
> hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner on my
> internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet explorer from
> XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re installed a newer
> version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is still there instead of
> the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages.. thanks
> very much.....
>
>
It's called a "Throbber" and it's located in the file called "Shdocvw.dll" in the windows\system32 folder.

You can edit this file to put whatever picture you want in their or, you could get somebody to send you a copy of that file and
replace your one with their one.

If you are using XP you will come across the file protection when trying to replace this file, on 98 or ME you should be able to
replace it a bit more easily.

More info here , along with a registry file that will remove the throbber, reported to work on IE6 !!.

In article <>, says...
> "~misfit~" wrote
> > <sarcasm>
> > Great answer. You answered just exactly the question the OP asked. Very
> > constructive, you are a valuable assett to this newsgroup.
> > </sarcasm>
>
> Since reading Jay's post, I was trying to think of a polite way to say that,
> but I think you have summed up my feelings perfectly..
>
> Incidentally, remove.exe works on any customised IE install.
> By customised, I mean with ads like the Xtra ones, or the ones that PC world
> used(might still) to do.

There are also some registry entries and files that can be removed, this
also removes the "Internet Explorer provided by" bits.

In article <>,
*@*.* says...
> In article <>, says...
> > "~misfit~" wrote
> > > <sarcasm>
> > > Great answer. You answered just exactly the question the OP asked. Very
> > > constructive, you are a valuable assett to this newsgroup.
> > > </sarcasm>
> >
> > Since reading Jay's post, I was trying to think of a polite way to say that,
> > but I think you have summed up my feelings perfectly..
> >
> > Incidentally, remove.exe works on any customised IE install.
> > By customised, I mean with ads like the Xtra ones, or the ones that PC world
> > used(might still) to do.
>
> There are also some registry entries and files that can be removed, this
> also removes the "Internet Explorer provided by" bits.

I believe you can also do this throught gpedit.msc also (Group
Policy editor).

In article <blfpgj$butil$-berlin.de>, says...
> pwb wrote:
>
> > hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner on
> > my internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet explorer
> > from XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re installed a
> > newer version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is still there
> > instead of
> > the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages.. thanks
> > very much.....
>
> Yes, use Mozilla.

That removes the wee customised logo in IE ? ('cos that's what
he want's to do)

T-Boy wrote:
> In article <blfpgj$butil$-berlin.de>,
> says...
>> pwb wrote:
>>
>> > hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner
>> > on my internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet
>> > explorer from XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re
>> > installed a newer version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is
>> > still there instead of
>> > the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages..
>> > thanks very much.....
>>
>> Yes, use Mozilla.
>
> That removes the wee customised logo in IE ? ('cos that's what
> he want's to do)
>

~misfit~ wrote:
>
> "Jay" <> wrote in message
> news:blfpgj$butil$-berlin.de...
>> pwb wrote:
>>
>> > hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner
>> > on my internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet
>> > explorer from XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re
>> > installed a newer version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X is
>> > still there instead of
>> > the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages..
> thanks
>> > very much.....
>>
>> Yes, use Mozilla.
>
> <sarcasm>
>
> Great answer. You answered just exactly the question the OP asked. Very
> constructive, you are a valuable assett to this newsgroup.
>
> </sarcasm>

It is a perfectly valid answer.
When you close IE and open Mozilla the annoying logo disappears.

But that hasnt actually removed the little X from the top right hand corner
of internet explorer browser though has it..... Opening Mozilla would just
hide the fact that its still there and that jay cant remove it, So he takes
the easy option, gives up and runs a different program all together

"Jay" <> wrote in message
news:blh31r$c6aui$-berlin.de...
> ~misfit~ wrote:
>
> >
> > "Jay" <> wrote in message
> > news:blfpgj$butil$-berlin.de...
> >> pwb wrote:
> >>
> >> > hello,Do anyone know how to get rid of the little X top right corner
> >> > on my internet explorer browser,ughhhh....I installed the internet
> >> > explorer from XTRAs installation disk when joining them, I have re
> >> > installed a newer version of internet explorer 6 and well the damn X
is
> >> > still there instead of
> >> > the cool world globe that is normally there when it loads pages..
> > thanks
> >> > very much.....
> >>
> >> Yes, use Mozilla.
> >
> > <sarcasm>
> >
> > Great answer. You answered just exactly the question the OP asked. Very
> > constructive, you are a valuable assett to this newsgroup.
> >
> > </sarcasm>
>
> It is a perfectly valid answer.
> When you close IE and open Mozilla the annoying logo disappears.
>

"Andrew" <> wrote in message
news:KB1fb.5880$...
> But that hasnt actually removed the little X from the top right hand
corner
> of internet explorer browser though has it..... Opening Mozilla would just
> hide the fact that its still there and that jay cant remove it, So he
takes
> the easy option, gives up and runs a different program all together

T.N.O. wrote:
> "Andrew" wrote
>> So he takes
>> the easy option, gives up and runs a different program all together
>
> He's probably a Linux user... They don't know how to secure or customise
> Windows machines, so take the easy option.
>
>

Au contraire.
They have a 100% secure Windows because it is behind a secure firewall
running on Linux. And, as much as it might surprise you, I have developed
a lot of applications for Windows. Some of which are commercial successes.

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